project rebirth of ol number 16

[69c104x4]

so i finally am starting to build the truck ive been waiting to get for over a year now. heres what im starting with. now i have never restored a car or truck so im going to be learning as i go. so i will be asking lots of questions. now im pretty sure the bed is junk, so im looking for a short fleetside bed if anyone knows of any.

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im getting a quote for some patch panels tomarrow from a guy who should be able to get them for a discounted price and if the price is right. ill order them this week, and start cuttin her up. she already looks better without the plow frame on her.

[69c104x4]

been workin on the c10 for the last few weeks. unfortunatly its been raining almost everyday so i cant work on very often since i dont have a garage. since my last post, ive ordered and received every patch panel for the cab i should need. about 550 bucks worth. i even found a junkyard with all sorts of old 67-72 chevys, it was like heaven in there lots of parts i can get there. there was even a 69 gmc short wide 4x4 there that wasnt half bad. heres some pics of my truck since my last post

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been awhile but ive been pickin away at the c10.
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also picked up this seat and frame with perfect foam out of a 1972 for a 30 pack of bud light. then i proceded to dump por15 on it. luckally it needs a new seat cover.


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im also on the lookout for a coupler for a T221 and the aluminum cover that goes on the transfer case top left.

[69c104x4]

is this not the cleanest sm465/rockwell 221 combo. has new gaskets, seals and bearings. all i need now is a coupler. anyone got a good used one because the price went up at drivetrain.com. from 170 to 275. not happy.

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also the one piece of almuminum on this tcase shattered for some reason. so at work im gonna make a new one from steel. love workin at a fab shop with a water jet. thats the cover thats missing by the way top left.

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sand blasted the frame. started painting it. lookin good so far.
does anyone know if axles from a 73 k10 will bolt up? or should i keep my closed knuckle ones? also will the poower steering box from the same 73 k10 work with mine. will i need to change anything like the pitman arm or something else? thanks

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also does anyone have a t221 tcase with the covers on it that i could buy. and if a coupler is available that would be mint. thanks let me know.

[VA72C10]

Looking great! Nice work so far!!!

And if you get a chance see what they want for the 4x4 short wide....you might be able to make some decent money if it's got a good title....swb 4x4's go for good money since they are relatively rare...

[69c104x4]

ya i know they are pretty rare if only seen like 1 for sale with a real ke149 vin. i guess they made 1500 short wide 4x4the same amount with the stepside. about 3000 total. theres anther short step 4x4 either a 69 or 70 down the road too looks sick. ill never mine it tho. im not much into selling things. runs in the family. that quad that the trailer is hooked to is an 86 and my dad is the original owner. lol

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finally finnished painting the frame. note to self, next time spray on or have it powder coated. what you think?

[VA72C10]

looks good to me. It is a lot of work!

[YBNORML]

Nice project! Wow that cab is in tough shape, i'm looking forward to watching you repair it.

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ya im in the market for another cab. my dad is in pheonix right now and he is willing to help me find one out there. the problem is i got layed off and im short on cash now.

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i relized i never showed the motor im workin on puting into the truck. its a 5.7 i got out of a 1993 g30 that my neighbor was gonna scrap. it ran, and had 190k. really well taken care of all highway miles. the only reason he stopped using the van was cuz he flipped it one night on his way home and it was rusting away since i live in new england and we love salt. to get it out i cut the van grill and dash in half and pulled it out with the trans using forks on a tractor. i had pics but i cant find them. any who, i got the motor before i got the 69 and planned on just rebuilding it slowly since i never rebuilt or even took apart a car motor before and wanted the experience. as i took it apart i learned this block was mint. no scoring all the bearings were evenly worn, no spun bearings not a nick on it, until i droped a piston a snapped the skirt on it. figured that was ok since i want new pistons. now my plan with it since i dont need anything special is to get some new cheep standard bore pistons, new main and rod bearings, upgraded cam, new gaskets and call it a day. but since i am going in the direction of a mostly stock looking truck, i really didnt want the center bolt heads it came with. i came accross some nice recently rebuilt 350 heads. my freind game them to be for free, with those im just clean them up maybe even give them an amateur port and polish. anyways this is it let me know what u think.


i used POR engine enamel on the engine and regular POR ont he fan and the pullys



i even got this edelbrock intake too from my freind who gave me the heads.

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shes not done yet by any means but my plan is to grind the edelbrok name off the intake, paint that orange and obviously the heads are gonna be orange too, with the original looking valve covers since one of them is all dented up for some reason, anyone got some lyin around?

this is the orginal 307, not sure what im gonna do with it yet


here a bunch of patch panels for the cab, pretty much ordered the whole cab. lol


heres my 2000 silverado with 220k on her, with orginal motor and trans, scored the fender flares from my friend who totaled his truck the other night, got them for free. they cover the totally messed up passenger front fender which makes my truck look much better, now i just got to fix the rockers